FYI, Capt Scarlet owns an a killer Fodera fretless, and after playing his, i knew i had to have one myself. the first place i turned was the Groove Shoppe, where Dave was there every step of the way thru the whole process of building the bass. he literally showed me nearly half of the entire Groove Shoppe inventory, helping me get an idea of what to expect.

it wasnt until he brought his own super freakie cool Beez-Elite 5 that i had a better idea, cause his bass is simply astounding! besides, the amazingly deep, woody, fat sound, which my bass is modeled after, also loved the super figured walnut top. unfortunately, nothing really caught my eye, tho many of pieces were quite impressive. i nearly gave up, and started thinking maybe i should just get the ol' quilt maple top. but Dave in a fit of inspiration goes to the ol' Fodera wood vault and pulls out this incredible piece of 5A birdseye maple. i was like "Holy !!!"

tonally, its literally the fretless sound i've had in my head for a long time. oddly enough, i use my bass mostly in passive mode, cause the natural tone of the bass just rules. dave's own bass is totally passive, and while the Pope preamp is quite cool, the original tone of the bass is juuuust too nice.

bottom line, thx to Dave and Joel, i've officially been pimped.

DEVILMAN said:

DUDE! Whatcha hit Lotto or something lately! I can't keep up with you man!

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hehe, nope, no lottery. just happen to be showing off many many many years of slow but painstakingly amassed gear...